Enterprise security executives are currently grappling with ways to secure their employees' network access and data privacy as new workforce trends continue to take shape. Recent reports show 40% of Gen Z employees plan to take a 2022 "workcation" — working remotely while traveling rather than taking paid time off (PTO). Deloitte's 2022 travel outlook reveals workers who intend to participate in this "workcation" trend plan to also travel twice as much as employees who prefer regular PTO.
This traveling work trend is causing companies to evaluate the strength of their security and network access. Employees are beginning to connect their work devices through international networks and services that are not regulated or monitored, increasing vulnerabilities for hackers, ransomware and other cyber threats. As this trend continues, here is what security executives and IT leaders should consider: